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After Vardy, he carried the banner for grassroots players!

9:37pm, 10 May 2025【Football】

Valdi bid farewell to Leicester City, where he played for many years, and Ivan Tony followed the Jeddah nationals to the top of Asia. When two Premier League grassroots stars successively triggered traffic, another grassroots hero with a more legendary resume is writing a new poem about English football.

grassroots hero, produced by Manchester City, Antoni Sarcevic was born in March 1992 and debuted at Manchester City Youth Training. This seemingly average central defender has started his fantasy journey in the low-level England stadium since the 2012/13 season. In the 2012/13 season, Salcevic followed Chester to the fifth division of England. A year later, Fleetwood, whom he played for, was promoted to the League One; in the 2016/17 season, Salcevic followed Plymouth to the League One again. In four seasons of playing for the South Coast team, Salcevic experienced the pain of relegation, but also had two successful first-tier qualifiers.

Salcevic has changed his goal three times since the 2019/20 season, helping four teams complete five upgrades. Bolton and Bradford have been promoted to the League One with their help, and Stoke Port has completed two consecutive jumps.

Salcevic has similarities with Ramsdale's career planning.

Special people have special features

Height 1.82 meters, weigh 78 kg, outstanding physical fitness, extraordinary right foot ability, Salcevic is a typical English central avant-garde, and his technical characteristics are very suitable for low-level leagues. Being the "upgraded holy body" is not only due to luck, but also due to his restless career planning. Ramsdale and Davin Machis are similar to Salcevic's style. The difference is that the latter two are famous relegation gods in the five major leagues.

Salcevic's reputation as "upgraded holy body" has long been well-known in England's low-level stadiums. After successfully advancing to the League with Bradford this season, teams including Walsall and Notts County are contacting him. The 33-year-old midfielder is expected to complete his ninth career upgrade journey in the new season.